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Universal database tool and SQL client. Version 26.2.4 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Universal database tool and SQL client
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dbeaver
history
Project history and usage
DBeaver Community Edition is a free, open-source, cross-platform database administration tool and SQL client. It provides a common graphical interface over a large collection of relational, analytical, and other data systems.
Project history
DBeaver began in 2010 as founder Serge Rider’s hobby project. Its first open-source version became available in 2013, and the source moved to GitHub in 2016. A company and commercial Enterprise edition followed in 2017, while Community Edition remained the free open-source desktop foundation. The project later spawned CloudBeaver, released in 2020 as a web-based database-management application.
Adoption history
DBeaver broadened from a personal database-administration tool into a widely used cross-platform client. Open-sourcing in 2013 enabled community participation, and the 2016 move to GitHub brought additional contributors and users. The project reports support for more than 100 database drivers and virtually any database accessible through JDBC or ODBC.
How it is used
Developers, database administrators, analysts, and SQL programmers use DBeaver to create connections, browse schemas, edit and query data, manage drivers, visualize relationships, transfer data, and administer supported databases. Connection metadata lives inside workspace project directories, with secrets separated into an encrypted credentials file.
Why package nerds care
DBeaver Community Edition is a staple graphical database package because one install can replace multiple vendor-specific clients. It combines an SQL editor, schema and data editors, ER diagrams, import/export tools, execution plans, tunnels, and extensible drivers in an open-source Eclipse RCP application.
Timeline
- 2010: Serge Rider created the first DBeaver version as a hobby project.
- 2013: DBeaver became open source.
- 2016: The project moved to GitHub.
- 2017: The company formed and DBeaver Enterprise launched.
- 2020: The related CloudBeaver web application was released.
Related projects
- DBeaver’s product family includes commercial desktop editions, CloudBeaver, Team Edition, and the dbvr command-line tool. The desktop application is built on Eclipse RCP and uses JDBC and ODBC drivers to connect to database systems.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for dbeaver-community. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
<workspace>/<project>/.dbeaver/data-sources.json<workspace>/<project>/.dbeaver/data-sources*.json
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
<workspace>/<project>/.dbeaver/credentials-config.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dbeaver | binary | Homebrew cask binary | dbeaver |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version26.2.4
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://dbeaver.io/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:dbeaver-community |
|---|---|
| Version | 26.2.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/dbeaver-community |
| Homepage | https://dbeaver.io/ |
| Upstream docs | https://dbeaver.io/ |
| Source archive | https://dbeaver.io/files/26.2.4/dbeaver-ce-26.2.4-macos-aarch64.dmg |
| SHA-256 | a1a10b2655d149f42a96874c7e769cec170fc92632d04dc793baa39825c0e8d3 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | dbeaver-community |
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| Artifacts | |
| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment